When talking to kodaks representative I asked about ordering some 7302 for a
class, since we won't be able to know when the back order of 7363 will come in.
Evidently it has been a stock that was kept on hand and ordered in 4000 ft
cans, but will now be made to order, same as 3378, which means 6x4000, or 24000
ft minimum purchase.
I don't know if anyone else is already doing so, but I'm tempted to try to put
some money down, spool those stocks down, then sell them off for what 400' or
100' might have cost. Would people be interested in this, and does this seem
like a viable plan? I feel like there are some labs that might do this already,
but maybe what kodak needs is a middle man?
Message: 11
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2014 11:22:13 -0700
From: 40 Frames <[email protected]>
To: Experimental Film Discussion List <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Kodak Film Stocks to be Discontinued,
Announced in December
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On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Jean-Louis Seguin <[email protected]>
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>
> Cheap shot? Maybe. I'm just so disappointed in Kodak, personally.
>
> I meet filmmakers all the time and it's surprising how many completely
> ignore the fact that there are other manufacturers in the world apart from
> Kodak that produce motion picture film stock. Some are truly amazed when I
> mention this to them.
> True, when it comes to color negative stocks, Kodak are the only source at
> the moment. For everything else, there are options out there, luckily.
It is a little complicated with Kodak's recent discontinuation of stocks.
I like ORWO, however ORWO stocks -- both UN54 and N74 -- do not run through
one of my cameras without needing
to make adjustments for running color vs. BW. I've had issues with ORWO in
another camera as well. I've had few issues
like this with Kodak BW stocks.
Also, with Kodak, being in education, I get a discount which makes it lower
in cost than ORWO.
I've been shooting a project that uses Double-X (7222), Tri-X (7266)
processed as negative and ORWO's UN54 and N74. When all of these stocks are
printed to 7203 the differences are pretty slight. I don't know what labs
are printing to ORWO's
BW print stocks... though I would be curious to know, since 7203 and 3302
may be put on the chopping block soon.
Ferrania (http://www.filmferrania.it/) might be starting production of
color film stocks, but I have yet to see anything...and
who knows when such a stock will become available in North America.
I'm not disagreeing with you necessarily, I just think that ORWO and
Ferrania will have to prove they have the same level
of QC as Kodak does (and Fuji did). Not that Kodak is/was flawless, but
it's amazing how close to perfect they can get in
manufacturing their stocks.
Alain
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